An Egyptian criminal court has ordered the conditional release of prominent blogger and journalist Wael Abbas, a judicial source said Monday, rejecting an appeal by state security prosecutors to keep him in detention. Abbas, an award-winning journalist and rights activist, was arrested in...

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Pakistan’s premier seeking his help in the peace process in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. "Today I have received a letter from President Trump in which he asked for assistance in the Afghan peace talks to end the...

Jordan will organize an international conference in support of East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al Aqsa mosque compound on Dec. 20, according to the country’s Islamic affairs minister.  “The Aqsa mosque is facing grave and daily violations and incursions that provoke the...

NATO foreign ministers will discuss security challenges this week, the head of the organization said on Monday. "NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting this week to address a wide range of security challenges, including Russia’s destabilising behaviour, violent extremism in the Middle...